Post Office Style Pigeon Hole Boxes With Locks

Perfect ring to go onto my various modular style light boxes.

Easy through hole solder connections were very easy to make. I was surprised how well the metal adhered to the solder despite the thickness of the post. The overall quality is very good is seems. A very solid end.

These are perfect - I use corn-hole bags (from the game) as weights and my big soft boxes no longer blow over in the breeze when I shoot outdoor red carpet events.

Common to all strip boxes (I believe), there is a hot spot in the center. You can use this to your advantage, however I cut a circle of aluminum from hardware store and left 2 1 inch strips on each side about 6 inches long, bend them down to form legs, drill hole in bottom end and run the unit's thumbscrews through the hole. You now have a reflector that works just like a beauty dish style reflector.

Holds better and has more useful screw holes than the others. The Arri style 3/8 side hole is especially strong and keeps your load close to the support stand for low sag. The double ended screws are also a nice feature, even if I haven't used them a lot.

I have been looking for a replacement to my old on-camera LED (old Thru-hole style) light which was not even half as bright at this amazing little light, and the Vidpro LED-230 is a perfect solution. I actually brought two of them when they were on special, and the two together light up a 15 x 40 room entirely. Amazing, truly amazing. At a size just a little larger than a Samsung Note 8, this is such a good size, and it's light. Comes with a re-chargeable battery and charger, this is a great value.

I've been getting more interested in Macro work and found one of my limitations is getting close enough to the ground to shoot small flowers and insects. This Manfrotto MT055 Carbon Fiber Tripod lets me do that. It's a very sturdy tripod. Far more so than my other tripods. The flip out leg locks work stiffly but they give great assurance that the will hold your equipment without failure. The legs splay out to just inches from the ground. The center post is great because it easily pops up and rotates 45 degrees to be parallel to the ground. I find this very useful. I know that extending that post out fully makes the setup feel a little unsteady, especially if your camera and lens have any significant weight to them. I bring it back half way and there's no problem. The XPO Ball Head that came in the lit is great. It operates smoothly, locks into a position quickly and holds that position very well. The Quick Release System let's me place my camera in and tighten the arca-type base to hold the camera. Releasing it involves losening the slightly then pushing a button the release the camera. Is you don't change the locking know, installing the camera the next time is a matter of pushing it on until you here the audible click. Tighten firmly and you're done! The levers and knobs on the ball head are large enough to operate even with gloves on and if you have something that the levers hit or interfere with, you can reposition the lever's orientation. The tripod and head are a little on the heavy side even with the carbon fiber. I could see it getting a little weighty on a long hike but I think I would put up with the weight for the sturdiness.

Substantial tripod with well-designed leg locks. I use it primarily for field photography in a macro setting. The center post can be shortened so that the camera attached to the tripod on a ball head sits under 18 inches above the ground but extends up above my head without using the center post extension. In addition, metal spikes easily replace the rubber caps on the legs. A fine piece of equipment, even if a bit heavy.  Will easily weight bear a heavy lens on a DSLR.

Stable and strong. The head has two locking screws, one to ensure the threaded post of the monopod does not loosen and the second locks the attached head so that it does not loosen. I use this for bird photography wwith a Canon R5 with a 400mm 2.8 lens and feel very comfortable with it. I strongly recommend this over more expensive monopods

This is the third D&S tripod I have bought. Sure the locks are a bit tough and you do need to be careful with the teeth on the center post but all else is terrific. These are a much better price that the M.... I bought that needs to be loosened and then manually lifted. I really like the smooth crank lift on the D&S model. The dolly wheels are great too but you had better keep them clean!